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Archontophoenix purpurea

Hodel & Dowe (1994)

This name is accepted

Kingdom: Viridiplantae Phylum: Magnoliophyta Class/Clade: Monocots Order: Arecales Family: Arecaceae Genus: Archontophoenix

Mount Lewis king palm

Description

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Historical Distribution

Uses and Culture

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Natural History

Statewide Status

Only found in cultivation

Island Status

O'ahu Only found in cultivation

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Bibliography

Name Published In: Austrobaileya 4: 238 (1994)

Occurrences

SNo. Scientific Name Scientific Name Authorship Locality Habitat Basis of Record Recorded By Record Number Island Source Date
1 Archontophoenix purpurea Hodel & Dowe Lawai Valley. National Tropical Botanical Garden. McBryde Garden, Bamboo Bridge corner of first crossing and main road. Cultivated. PRESERVED_SPECIMEN Tim Flynn 7437 Kauai PTBG 3/25/2009
2 Archontophoenix purpurea Hodel & Dowe Lawai Valley, NTBG Maidenhair Falls Section. Cultivated tree grown from wild source sd; NTBG #750874.001, MHF map106. Along south-east side of trail. Tree grown from sd collected in the Iron Range, Queensland, Australia by S. Mc Connell. Cultivated. PRESERVED_SPECIMEN Melany H. Chapin 39 Kauai PTBG 3/20/1998
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